Clinical trials: Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Transient Elastography, MASLD
Hepatic Elastography-Enhanced Lifestyle Modification in MASLD
The 2022 National Health Survey in Thailand revealed a substantial rise in obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
- Conditions
- Transient Elastography, MASLD, BMI, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06826807
- Testing
- Regular monitoring with transient elastography
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Lymph Nodes
Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography (Strain Ratio) and Fractal-based Quantitative Analysis for the Mediastinal and Abdominal Lymphadenopathies
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and EUS-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) are minimally invasive techniques to establish the benign or malignant nature of lymph nodes (LNs) with a very high accuracy.
- Trial name
- Lymph/EUS/01 (NCT04671784)
- Testing
- EUS-E
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Traumatic Brain Injury
Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Patients With Acute Closed Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health issue, and intracranial hypertension in the acute phase remains a critical scientific issue.
- Trial name
- NCT04361578
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance elastography
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Crohn Disease
Contrast Ultrasound of the Small Intestine in Patients With Crohns Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine how relevant dynamic ultrasound scans using contrast agents (SonoVue) is in the diagnosis of Crohns disease in the small bowel, compared to dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the…
- Trial name
- KULT (NCT01365767)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Rune Wilkens
Multimoda Lultasound, Thyroid Cancer
Multimodality US Based on Angio Planewave Ultrasensitive Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography to Evaluate the Malignancy Risk Value of Thyroid Nodules
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the value of a multimodal ultrasound model based on Angio Planewave Ultrasensitive Imaging, Shear Wave Elastography and grayscale ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of benign…
- Conditions
- Multimoda Lultasound, Thyroid Cancer, Microvascular Classification
- Trial name
- NCT06530771
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 720 people
- Sponsor
- Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Combining MRI Steatosis Assessment and Transient Elastography to Improve Liver Fibrosis Diagnosis in Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The main objective is to compare the accuracy of transient elastography taking into account liver steatosis determined by MRI, to liver biopsy for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis ≥F2 in patient with NAFLD.
- Trial name
- FibroMR (NCT03245606)
- Testing
- Liver biopsy, Abdominal MRI, Transient elastography
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
MR Elastography of Cognitive Impairment
The purpose of this research is to further investigate the potential of brain stiffness as a novel biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT06029114
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Liver Fat
MR Fat Quantification and Elastography During a Very Low-calorie-ketogenic Diet (Pronokal Method®) vs a Low Calorie Diet
Prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized and controlled study of the effects of weight loss and reduced visceral fat on non-alcoholic fat infiltration into liver after a very low calorie ketogenic diet (VLCK diet)…
- Trial name
- NCT04322110
- Testing
- PronoKal Method, Low calorie diet
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Protein Supplies SL
Pancreatectomy
Tomoelastography in Predicting Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula
Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is a prevalent and severe complication of pancreaticoenteric anastomosis; however, its accurate preoperative prediction is challenging.
- Trial name
- POPF (NCT07014800)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Liver Mass, Liver Fibroses
Pre-procedure Planning for Liver Biopsy or Radiofrequency Ablation Using CT or MR/US Fusing Imaging
The purpose of this study is to determine whether fusion technique of preradiofrequency ablation (RFA) or percutaneous liver biopsy cross-sectional imaging (CT or MR) and real-time ultrasonography would improve feasibility of RFA…
- Trial name
- NCT02967198
- Testing
- CT/US fusion, ultrasound shear wave elastography
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Alpha-1 AT Deficiency
Liver Disease in Adults With Alpha-1 AT Deficiency
This cohort study will evaluate the prevalence of the infra clinical liver injuries among a group of adult patients presenting with Alpha-1 AT deficiency followed up in a large university hospital in Lyon, France.
- Trial name
- LIDIA-A1AT (NCT01455298)
- Testing
- Transient Elastography and fibrotest
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Agreement and Reliability of Transient Elastography
The aim of this study is to assess agreement, smallest detectable change, and reliability of repeated measurements of liver stiffness of transient elastography in patients with chronic viral hepatitis, and to explore factors…
- Trial name
- HEPSCAN (NCT05686785)
- Testing
- Transient elastography
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Endoscopic Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The goal of this observation study is to assess whether endoscopic ultrasound shear wave elastography (EUS-SWE) may be a useful tool for liver fibrosis screening in patients with elevated body mass index and non alcoholic fatty…
- Conditions
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05728697
- Testing
- Endoscopic ultrasound shear wave elastography
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Liver Cirrhosis, Gastroesophageal Varices
Risk Prediction of Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis by Combi-elastography
Through the parameters of liver stiffness and spleen stiffness obtained by combi-elastography technique, summarize and analyze the warning index of esophagogastric variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, so as to provide a…
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Gastroesophageal Varices, Variceal Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT04640350
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Porto-sinusoidal Vascular Liver Disorder, Liver Cirrhosis
Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Porto-sinusoidal Vascular Liver Disorder
Porto-sinusoidal vascular disease (PSVD) is a rare clinical entity characterized by significant portal hypertension in the absence of cirrhosis on liver histology, which may or may not show specific alterations of the portal…
- Conditions
- Porto-sinusoidal Vascular Liver Disorder, Liver Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension, Noncirrhotic, Portal Hypertension Related to Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- CEUS-PSVD (NCT07492862)
- Testing
- Evaluation of quantitative perfusion parameters at dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound through Vuebox Software
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Ovarian Endometrioma
Ultrasound Elastography in Diffferentiation of Endometriomas and Hemorrhagic Cysts
To investigate the value of ultrasound elastography in differentiating endometriomas from ovarian hemorrhagic cysts
- Trial name
- NCT05104086
- Testing
- ultrasound elastography
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Breast Cancer, Neoadjuvant Therapy
A Study to Correlate Ultrasound Elastography With Histopathology to Monitor the Response of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
This research proposal concerns a study to monitor the effects of chemotherapy on breast cancer tumour and peritumour stromal cells using ultrasound (US) elastography (also known as strain imaging).
- Trial name
- NCT01737970
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Diastolic Heart Failure
Non-invasive Evaluation of Myocardial Stiffness by Elastography
SITUATION ON RESEARCH Diastolic heart failure (HF) or heart failure with preserved systolic function (SF) is the primary cause of heart failure in the elderly (over 2/3 of heart failure in patients over 60 years).
- Trial name
- Elasto-Cardio (NCT02537041)
- Testing
- elastography function ShearWave Imaging, MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- French Cardiology Society
Portal Hypertension
Multimodal Ultrasound and Portal Hypertension
According to international guidelines, Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient is the gold standard technique for portal hypertension measurement, but it is invasive and poorly available.
- Trial name
- NCT05789641
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Obesity, Glomerulopathy
Dietary Intervention in Obesity-related Glomerulopathy
Obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG) is a silent comorbidity associated with obesity whose incidence is increasing in parallel to the obesity epidemic.
- Trial name
- ORG-VLCD-2022 (NCT05294770)
- Testing
- Optisource® Plus: Very Low Calorie Diet treatment, Hypocaloric Mediterranean Diet
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud